Cigarette paper



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PUBLISHED APRIL 8, 1969 FILTER CIGARETTE ASSEMBLY HAVING ITS PAPER OVERWRAP MECHANICALLY LOCKED IN PLACE Albert II. Agett and Paul Gallagher, Kingsport, Tenn., assignors to Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, N.Y., a corporation of New Jersey Original application Dec. 28, 1964, Ser. No. 421,276, now Patent No. 3,345,917, dated Oct. 10, 1967. Divided and this application June 9, 1967. Published Apr. 8, 1969 Class 13110 3 Sheets Drawing. 22 Pages Specification CIGARETTE PAPER An improved paper Wrapped filamentary cigarette and filter element having a substantially cylindrical mass of filamentary tobacco smoke filter material encased in a paper wrap, the latter having an overlapped scam in which the overlying and underlying portions are perforated to mechanically lock the paper against slippage.

, SN 6608 47 1969 A. H. AGETT ET AL DEF. PUB.

FILTER CIGARETTE ASSEMBLY HAVING ITS PAPER OVERWRAP April 8,

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